Day In, Day Out (Toda la vida)

A writer, trapped by his obsession with a woman as seductive as she is self-destructive, unravels—through memories, crimes, and political revelations—the passion that marked him forever and dragged him into the darkest heart of power. A thriller charged with drama, where love is as dangerous as the secrets it hides.

In Mexico City, Serrano, a writer marked by obsession, reunites at the wake of his friend Olivares with Pato Vértiz, a powerful and corrupt politician who was once the lover of Liliana Montoya, the woman who defined his destiny. This encounter reopens a story that begins in their youth, when Serrano meets Liliana at the home of his friend Rubén, her brother. Beautiful, rebellious, and magnetic, Liliana seduces him during Easter week and draws him into a secret relationship that will trap him forever.

Over time, Liliana becomes romantically involved with Pato, a man twenty years older who grants her access to luxury and power. Yet her connection with Serrano never fully breaks. During a night of excess, Liliana reveals a chilling secret: with Pato’s help, she had Catracho killed—a man who allegedly abused her younger sister, Dorotea. Consumed by guilt and desire, Serrano begins to investigate. Through Commander Neri and the sinister Antúnez, head of security, he discovers that the crime was carried out by a police squad and that Pato used it to win Liliana’s favor.

The years have not been kind to Liliana. Alcohol, drugs, toxic relationships, and psychiatric hospitals mark her decline. Serrano finds her institutionalized and decides to take her in, in a final attempt to save her. But living together fails. One night, during a party, they are attacked by a mugger and both are injured. While recovering, Serrano hears Liliana’s final confession: Dorotea was not a victim but Catracho’s lover, and she manipulated her sister to avenge a romantic betrayal. Serrano insists he knows the truth—that the murder was carried out by a squad and that Pato Vértiz exploited it to win Liliana’s favor, as he knew Antúnez and the team responsible. Liliana refuses to be convinced.

Pato returns with an even darker revelation: Antúnez, heir to the repressive practices of the 1970s, continues to kill in the name of order. And Dorotea was photographed with Pato himself at the crime scene—an image later used to blackmail him and destroy his career.

Years later, Dorotea and Liliana plan to open a hotel together. Serrano visits them, intrigued by the unsettling calm they project. And when Liliana disappears once again, he is left alone with the echo of a destructive passion—and with an unexpected attraction he begins to feel for her sister. A story of love, power, crime, and desire that stretches like a scar across an entire lifetime.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Héctor Aguilar Camín is a Mexican journalist, writer, novelist, historian, and political analyst. He is the recipient of the Mazatlán Prize for Literature.

Day In, Day Out sits at the crossroads of psychological drama, sentimental chronicle, and political thriller, with a structure that reconstructs a past marked by desire, guilt, and impunity. Its greatest strength lies in the moral ambiguity of its characters, while also offering a critique of political power in Mexico and its mechanisms of concealed violence, all while exploring romantic relationships as territories of loss and obsession.

The story combines elements of political thriller, intimate drama, and social critique, making it appealing to a wide audience. The female characters, particularly Liliana and Dorotea, bring complexity and mystery, while the political and police backdrop adds tension and depth.

POTENCIAL AUDIOVISUAL: TV Series, Miniseries, Film, TV Film.

IDIOMAS DISPONIBLES: Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic.